9: Dissecting the Extinction Headlines

OpenAI's Hugging Face incident shows how powerful robots can cause real harm without malicious intent. David and Chris separate today's risks from Skynet headlines, ask who should write the rules, and draw a line between robot drudgery and human judgment.

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Credits

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Chris Bailey (chrisbailey.com)

David Sparks (macsparky.com)

The Editor

Jim Metzendorf (twitter.com/jmetzendorf)

The Fixer

Kerry Provanzano (twitter.com/ciaokerryciao)

YouTube Queen

Dana Hurley

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OpenAI: The Hugging Face Incident and the Road Ahead (openai.com/index/hugging-face-incident-and-the…)
METR: Independent Investigation of the OpenAI/Hugging Face Incident (metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-i…)
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Find Your Values: AI Model Values Research (findyourvalues.com/ai)
FTC: Voice-Clone Emergency Scam Guidance (consumer.ftc.gov/articles/scammers-use-fake-em…)
FBI: Generative AI and Financial Fraud (ic3.gov/PSA/2024/PSA241203)
NIST: Generative AI Risk Management Profile (nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.600-1.pdf)
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Aidan Gomez: Who Gets to Define the Rules for AI? (cohere.com/blog/who-gets-to-define-the-rules-f…)
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